Enhancing Public Safety with Video Surveillance Integration
Launched in 2007, Operation Shield is an initiative of the Atlanta Police Foundation and the Atlanta Police Department (APD) to generate effective communication between the APD and both the public and private sectors and create a force multiplier for crime prevention and emergency preparedness. Through the Operation Shield Video Integration Center (VIC), APD officers are able to use software to monitor video feeds from both public and private sector cameras. The video surveillance network system is an open platform, allowing existing cameras to be integrated and monitored at one location.
Among the organizations whose video surveillance systems are tied in to the VIC are the Georgia Aquarium, the CNN Center and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Also on this list is the Atlanta Public School System, which has integrated its video surveillance systems as part of an overall process of gradually upgrading from analog to IP video technologies over time.